ToquiNotes

Posted on June 06, 2026

The end of the school year was not the only thing that ended this week at Bridgeport High School. There was an end tha...

Posted on May 30, 2026

I am not sure when I met retired Bridgeport Fire Captain Randy Scott. I am sure I met him while he did what he loved t...

Posted on May 23, 2026

Editor’s Note: This is a slightly modified version of my blog that has ran every year on graduation weekend. Please SH...

Posted on May 16, 2026

Talking about pizza in this blog is not unusual. It is not just because I love a good pizza pie, but because Bridgepor...

Posted on May 09, 2026

The owner, former president, and CEO of one of Bridgeport’s longest-standing businesses that has dozens of employees i...

Posted on April 25, 2026

Community service is often an overused phrase when it comes to describing one’s life. It is often used casually...

Posted on April 18, 2026

While so many of us grew up getting school items and other necessities at Hill’s Department Store, there was ano...

Posted on April 11, 2026

He was my first best friend. Outside of my own mother and father, as well as my sister, no one has known me longer....

Posted on March 28, 2026

I am not sure of the exact time I met William Howard “Bill” McCartney. What I am sure of is that it was li...

Posted on March 21, 2026

For nearly four decades, David Mazza has been helping shape lives in his role as an educator. It all started back in 1...

Posted on March 14, 2026

A few months back, I ran a blog about a “true fish tale” right here in Bridgeport. The blog focused on Cap...

Posted on March 07, 2026

Editor's Note: Last month marked the five-year anniversary of the passing of Bridgeport's Lou Aragona, who exerted...

Posted on February 28, 2026

It was Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day for those who find that date familiar. My wife Valerie and I were at the same sp...

Posted on February 21, 2026

Editor's Note I: This blog first ran in October of 2013. With the Feb. 15 passing of Robert Duvall, it seemed appropriate...

Posted on February 14, 2026

Editor's Note I: Please note that this blog appears, verbatim, as it did in 2017 when it first ran for those that find...

From the Bench: Indians' Newest Varsity ...

Sometimes, you cannot control when inspiration hits you. For 2011 Bridgeport High School graduate, the moment he felt...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Bridgeport Business Icon fr...

Bridgeport's Charles Edward "Jim" Compton, the founder of Grafton Coal Company, is shown second from right in t...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Remembering a True Super...

“We’re going to have to stop your heart,” he said, to which I responded, “Ok. Will it start again?” His answer:...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: From a Day at UHC to Seei...

So many great things happened last week that I just do not know what to report on, but I have chosen two events a...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: No One Walking Halls of BHS ...

The end of the school year was not the only thing that ended this week at Bridgeport High School. There was an end tha...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Library's Books & Brews B...

This week we hosted our first Books & Brews book club, and it was a great success! This book club is our newest ev...

Posted by Angela Spatafore